Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Correspondence with the Fair Play for Cuba Committee and Communist Party

Correspondence with the Fair Play for Cuba Committee and Communist Party Oswald wrote several times during the summer to V. T. Lee, then national director of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, sometimes in exaggerated terms about his activities. He also wrote to the Communist Party asking whether, given his prior defection, he should “continue to fight, handicapped as it were, by * * * [his] past record,” competing with anti-progressive forces above ground, or “always remain in the background, i.e., underground.” The Party replied that “often it is advisable for some people to remain in the background, not underground.” Although Oswald wrote four letters to V. T. Lee during the summer, there is no evidence that he heard from Lee after May 29.

Ruth Paine’s Visit and Marina’s Return to Texas

Ruth Paine’s Visit and Marina’s Return to Texas Ruth Paine arrived in New Orleans on September 20 and spent three nights with the Oswalds. Although relations between Lee and Marina had improved, it was decided that Marina would return to Irving with Mrs. Paine for the birth of the baby. The two women toured Bourbon Street while Oswald stayed home packing. On Sunday, September 22, Oswald and Mrs. Paine finished loading the station wagon with the Oswalds’ household belongings, and on the morning of September 23, Marina and June departed with Ruth Paine for Irving. Before she left, Oswald told Marina not to tell anyone about his impending trip to Mexico; Marina kept this secret until after the assassination.